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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Starmer insists India trade deal will not affect UK visas as he heads to Mumbai

Starmer surrounded by people with BA aircraft tail wing in background
Keir Starmer with his business delegation before departing from London Heathrow. Photograph: Leon Neal/Reuters

The UK will make no further changes to visa restrictions now that the trade deal with India has been struck, the prime minister has insisted on the eve of a two-day trade visit to India.

Keir Starmer will meet the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, in Mumbai with a delegation of more than 120 chief executives, cultural leaders and university vice-chancellors in a visit aimed at boosting growth and trade ties.

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